Earlier quoted context omitted.
In the EU, the duty cycle limit is like 10% per hour. North America doesn't have that restriction...
Not on the 2.4 GHz band though
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Re: BYOMesh – New LoRa mesh radio offers 100x the bandwidth
#132Earlier quoted context omitted.
In the EU, the duty cycle limit is like 10% per hour. North America doesn't have that restriction...
Not on the 2.4 GHz band though
Our local discord questions the use of 2.4ghz for longer than 50 feet, between WiFi and Bluetooth, microwaves, and millions of "2.4 GHz (nonspec) wireless devices", the spectrum is just trashed.
Re: BYOMesh – New LoRa mesh radio offers 100x the bandwidth
#133The "100x bandwidth" claim needs to be substantiated. There are some significant regulatory issues with the current popular mesh network protocols in the USA, namely that neither MeshCore or Meshtastic are compliant with the actual FCC regulations. 100x bandwidth because you're breaking the rules isn't the same as 100x bandwidth legally. Here is the issue discussing this in the MeshCore repository: https://github.com…
I never understood the popularity of these protocols, because when I looked at the legal duty cycles and multiplied that by time in a day and instantaneous bitrate, the result was a disappointing amount of data per day...
So many spectrum rules are totally weird though: should they be interpreted per radio device? or per user?
What -apart from cost- prevents a user who wants more bandwidth from installing 10 devices in parallel and alternate each radio so none of the radios exceed their allowed transmit duty cycle?
Re: BYOMesh – New LoRa mesh radio offers 100x the bandwidth
#134Capping off a pretty wild week for Meshcore: https://www.pedaldrivenprogramming.com/2026/05/meshcore-is-h...
TBH Meshtastic's code isn't great either. It's neat to play with but not robust.
And also them calling out Andy for they key? Stupid.
The official Android app (blessed by the "community") still has in-app purchases up. It gates the remote repeater management, afair one of the things Andy's MeshOS app for TDeck is gating.
The underlying protocol is open source, but the companion app isn't.
Yes, in the current version of Meshcore app it's possible to manage the repeater without the key, after a wait period, but that changed recently and they still nudge towards in-app purchase.
Similarly Andy's firmware* can be used for free, without purchasing a key, unless the user wants the full functionality.
*is it even his, considering it's been AI-generated?
A big mess. Also the network is a big mess, now I understand why.
Re: BYOMesh – New LoRa mesh radio offers 100x the bandwidth
#135With that frequency range, I really hope the people using it have radio licenses.
For 2.4GHz?
Re: BYOMesh – New LoRa mesh radio offers 100x the bandwidth
#136Earlier quoted context omitted.
Not on the 2.4 GHz band though
Our local discord questions the use of 2.4ghz for longer than 50 feet, between WiFi and Bluetooth, microwaves, and millions of "2.4 GHz (nonspec) wireless devices", the spectrum is just trashed.
For lora applications or in general?
Re: BYOMesh – New LoRa mesh radio offers 100x the bandwidth
#137What is the max distance between nodes in the mesh
How long is the piece of the string?
Re: BYOMesh – New LoRa mesh radio offers 100x the bandwidth
#138The "100x bandwidth" claim needs to be substantiated. There are some significant regulatory issues with the current popular mesh network protocols in the USA, namely that neither MeshCore or Meshtastic are compliant with the actual FCC regulations. 100x bandwidth because you're breaking the rules isn't the same as 100x bandwidth legally. Here is the issue discussing this in the MeshCore repository: https://github.com…
I never understood the popularity of these protocols, because when I looked at the legal duty cycles and multiplied that by time in a day and instantaneous bitrate, the result was a disappointing amount of data per day... So many spectrum rules are totally weird though: should they be interpreted per radio device? or per user? What -apart from cost- prevents a user who wants more bandwidth from installing 10 devices…
> What -apart from cost- prevents a user who wants more bandwidth from installing 10 devices in parallel and alternate each radio so none of the radios exceed their allowed transmit duty cycle?
Folks with badges knocking on the user’s door. It is pretty trivial to locate stationary signals.
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#139Re: BYOMesh – New LoRa mesh radio offers 100x the bandwidth
#140If could manage and firmware upgrade it over the 2.4GHz.